CHAIR’S WELCOME the perspective of stakeholders such as farmers and transporters, who have been impacted by and have adapted to these changes. Dear All, Click here to see the final program of the event and On 14 and 15 July, ANIT the working documents. Members will have the You can follow the ANIT Committee meeting live at: opportunity to an Exchange https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/a of Views with the nit/home/highlights or on Europarl TV. representatives of five Past meetings are available on: EP Live multimedia Member States: library and you can also download the extracts of

Tilly Metz © (2020)  Dr Jože Podgoršek, speeches. Minister of Agriculture, Watch online the Committee meeting on the EP web Forestry and Food, , who will site. outline the program of the Presidency with You can also follow the activities of the ANIT regards animal welfare during transport, Committee via its official Twitter account including the major faced difficulties; @EP_AnimalTran.  Dr Vidmantas Paulauskas, Deputy Director at State Food and Veterinary Service from - 13 July 2021 Lithuania, PREVIOUS EVENT  Dr Pierdavide Lecchini, Director General of Animal Health and Veterinary Medicines Consideration of the draft report on the Directorate, Chief Veterinary Officer from Italy, investigation of alleged contraventions and  Dr Lajos Bognár, Chief Veterinary Officer maladministration in the application of Union law in and Deputy State Secretary for Food Chain Control relation to the protection of animals during from , transport within and outside the Union and the draft  Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran (DVM), Deputy recommendations to the Council and the Director General for food, CVO and OIE Delegate Commission following the investigation of alleged from France. contravention and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the protection On 15 July, our morning session will be dedicated to of animals during transport within and outside the a public hearing on “Experiences of strengthening Union and changing legislation, within and outside of Europe” with 6 invited experts. Co-rapporteurs: Daniel Buda (EPP) and Isabel Carvalhais (S&D) This public hearing will focus on precedents of Shadows rapporteurs: Billy Kelleher (Renew), changing legislation within and outside the EU, The Rosanna Conte (ID), Thomas Waitz (Verts/ALE), hearing can address Member States' attempts to Peter Lundgren (ECR), Anja Hazekamp (The Left). improve the quality of road, sea and air transport, Exchange of views: 6 Sept 2021 and how authorities have sought to improve Vote in Committee: December 2021 implementation/strengthen legislation based on Plenary: January 2022 (tbc) their findings. A central part of the hearing will be

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14 July - 9.00 to 10.30: Public hearing on “Experiences of Exchange of views with Dr strengthening and Vidmantas Paulauskas, changing legislation, Deputy Director at State Food within and outside of and Veterinary Service, Europe” (15 July) Lithuania. Six experts have been 14 July - 10.30 to 12.00: invited and their Exchange of views with Dr presentations will be Pierdavide Lecchini, Director followed by an General of Animal Health and exchange of views Veterinary Medicines with Members. Directorate, Chief Veterinary  Dr Simone Steiner, representative of the Officer, Italy. Zentrale Arbeitsgemeinschaft österreichischer Rinderzüchter (Association of Austrian Cattle 14 July - 13:45 to 16:15. Breeders (ZAR)); Exchange of views with  Mr Anders Falk, Network Manager for Minister Mr Jože Podgoršek, Agricultural and Animal Transport at Sveriges Minister of Agriculture, Åkeriföretag (Swedish Haulage Company); Forestry and Food, Slovenian  Presidency of the Council of Mr Marc Billiet, Senior Adviser on Goods the EU. Transport at the Permanent Delegation to the of the International Road Transport 15 July - 13.45 to 15.15: Union (IRU); Exchange of views with Dr  Dr Gabriele Fuchs, Veterinary officer of the Lajos Bognár, Chief Veterinary Oberallgäu district office (Bavaria, Germany); Officer and Deputy State  Dr Lynn Simpson, Australian veterinarian, Secretary for Food Chain member of “Sentient”, The Veterinary Institute for Control, Hungary. Animal Ethics; 15 July - 16.45 to 18.15:  Dr Roberto Balbo, Brussels Sub-regional representative of the World Organisation for Animal Exchange of views with Dr Health (OIE). Emmanuelle Soubeyran, Deputy Director of Food and Chief Veterinary Officer, France.  Protection of animals during transport: Data on NEWS FROM POLICY DEPARTMENT AND THINK live animal transport TANK Research4Committees publications: FURTHER INFORMATIONS  The practices of animal welfare during transport in third countries: an overview  Subscription: To sign up for ANIT Committee press releases please go to European  Animal welfare on sea vessels and criteria for Parliament News Subscription Services to approval of livestock authorisation subscribe.  Particular welfare needs in animal transport: For media enquiries, please write to anit- aquatic animals [email protected]  Particular welfare needs in animal transport:  Further information sources: The EP Policy unweaned animals and pregnant females Departments publishes studies, notes, Think Tank publications: information notes and workshop proceedings.  In-depth analysis on "Patterns of livestock To request a hard copy of any publication please transport in the EU and to third countries". contact [email protected]  Animal welfare on the farm – ex-post evaluation The European Parliamentary Research Service of the EU legislation: Prospects for animal welfare (EPRS) provides research publications, find all the labelling at EU level – European Implementation latest publications on the European Parliament Assessment website’s Think Tank pages.  Protection of animals during transport: Sanctions  For more information: please write to anit- for infringements [email protected] or check on ANIT Committee website.  Protection of animals during transport: Guidelines and research  Protection of animals during transport: Training of personnel and enforcement agents

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